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From: Dan.Kysor@f998.n203.z1.fidonet.org (Dan Kysor)
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Subject: Travel-sight vs blind
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Date: 25 Jun 91 13:41:19 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

well i must jump in here and say i use to have 2200 vision but now
i am totally blind.  i remember when i was vacationing on santa
catalina and a sighted group wanted to go on a midnight hike.  no
one had flashlights so i took them on the hike and man, were they
impressed but what i really want to say is that sighted people have
the independence to drive, the blind don't.  but if you look into
the sighted driving, how independent are they really.  i don't have
to sit in traffic jams, i don't have to yell and scream at my
fellow drivers, and most times, i'll get into town faster on the
bus then someone in a car because i don't have to look around for a
parking spot.  as far as pedestrian travel, in new areas where a
sighted person sees whats there, obviously they have it over us in
travel but in familuar areas, it's about the same i think.  if you
make a list of travel methods, cars, bykes, walking, bus etc, and
scored the list, the sighted would win hands down... dan

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